Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board

The Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board was created in law during the 2023 legislative session to conduct investigations into working conditions in the nursing home industry and adopt rules establishing minimum employment standards reasonably necessary and appropriate to protect the health and welfare of nursing home workers. See Article 3 of 2023 Minnesota Session Laws Chapter 53.

The board is composed of nine members, including the commissioners of the Departments of Labor and Industry, Health, and Human Services or their designees and six members appointed by the governor:  three members who represent nursing home workers or worker organizations; and three members who represent nursing home employers or employer organizations.

• View member list (updated Sept. 15, 2023)

• Minnesota Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board bylaws

• Presentation:  Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board overview

Meeting schedule, agendas, minutes, materials

Join the special meeting Dec. 12 – 11 a.m.

• In person:  Come to the Minnesota Room, Department of Labor and Industry, 443 Lafayette Road N., St. Paul, MN (get directions, parking information).

• Via Webex or phone:  Attendees and members of the public, see the Public attendee meeting links document. Board members and speakers, use the link provided in your meeting invitation.

  • When meeting remotely, all participants are able to hear everything, but can speak only if public input is requested, at which time the host will unmute your microphone. View Webex instructions:  interactive instructions; and printable instructions. Only the host can receive chat messages in the Webex application. For technical assistance, email Linnea Becerra at linnea.becerra@state.mn.us.

  • If a member of the public would like to speak at the board's regularly scheduled board meetings, send an email message to nhwsb.dli@state.mn.us. Public comments will be accepted at board meetings when time permits.​​​

Meeting materials

• Leading Age Minnesota and Care Providers – complaint

• Memorandum in support of motion for preliminary injunction or in the alternative a temporary restraining order

NHWSB workgroup meetings

• Certification/Training Workgroup

• Data Workgroup

• Principles Workgroup

• Public Hearing Workgroup

• Waiver Review Workgroup

• Waivers and Variances Workgroup

Get meeting notices, updates

Subscribe to receive Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board meeting notices and updates via email. People on this list may also receive related periodic updates from the department.

Contact

Email inquiries may be sent to the board at nhwsb.dli@state.mn.us.

NHWSB rulemaking

Visit the NHWSB rulemaking webpage.

Green meeting practices

The state of Minnesota is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of this event by following green meeting practices. The Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) is minimizing the environmental impact of its events by following green meeting practices. DLI encourages participants to use electronic copies of handouts or to print them on 100% post-consumer processed chlorine-free paper, double-sided.